The Secret of Ayam Buah Keluak

I found Malaysia's most secretive dish and it changed everything. Ayam Buah Keluak uses black nuts

that are actually poisonous until prepared right. The spice paste takes hours to grind

by hand. Each nut is cracked open, the filling mixed with shrimp and

spices, then stuffed back in. The flavor is unlike anything,

earthy, complex, almost forbidden. This dish nearly disappeared because

younger generations stopped learning it. I ate it at a tiny family kitchen in

Malacca. The grandmother wouldn't share her full recipe. Some food traditions

aren't meant to be rushed or replicated. They're meant to be experienced once and remembered forever.